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Outdoor Maths Trail

A companion sheet — print it, scribble on it, keep it or recycle it

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What we're doing

Estimate, pace, count and measure your way around the block.

  • About 50 minutes
  • Maths
  • Outdoor

Gather these

  • Tape measure
  • Notebook
  • Chalk (optional)

Step by step

  • Set five questions before you leave.
  • Estimate each answer first.
  • Measure or count to check.
  • Work out who estimated best.

Worth talking about

Estimation
Measurement
Data collection
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Draw what you found

There's no wrong way to fill this in

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Two things worth drawing

Tick what you did

Estimation
Measurement
Data
Tried something new
Asked a question
Finished happy

A grown-up's note

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Take it further

Three doors out of the same activity

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If it felt tricky

Count and tally only.

If it felt easy

Use shadow ratios to estimate the height of a tree.

If you'd rather do it differently

Make the trail for someone else to follow.

Next time, we could

  • Try it outdoors
  • Invite a friend or sibling
  • Stretch it over a whole week

Our own ideas